Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-13
HAMS INSANITY.
The Reasons Why the Commitment was
Withheld.

The Reasons Why the Commitment was
Withheld.
Or August 9Th Mrs. Hahn, the wife of
John Hahn, who keeps saloon on Second
street, between ! and ], called at the Sher-
| iff s office and stated that her husband was
crazy, and conducting himself in such a
manner as to terrorize her and make her
fear for her life. At the same time the
lady shed tears, and sobbed in such forced
and hysterical manner as to create the inn
preston that she might be playing pre-
pared part. She produced letter from DIR.
Bruno, which requested the officers to at
tend her complaint and have the man
Hahn taken in custody, as he was undoubt-
edly insane and dangerous to be at large.
Officer Bennett was detailed to arrest Hahn
and lock him up, which he did. Judge
Armstrong was notified, and set time for
the examination. DR.. Bruno, assisted by
DR.. G. G. Simmons, conducted the exami
nation, and reported the form of lunacy as
denaentia paralytica, and that it was danger
GUS for him to be at large; but that it was
caused by the excessive use of liquors.
When the report of this examination was
presented to Judge Armstrong for his sigma
ture he refused to sign, because such patients
charge at State Asylum. As the Judge
had no authority 10 commit Hahn to
Stockton, the commitment complained of
by an evening contemporary was neces-
sarily withheld, awaiting Mrs Hahn's
wish in the matter of selecting a private
asylum to which to send her husband.
On last Saturday Mrs. Hahn and DIR.
Bruno, who has taken so much interest in
the case from the beginning, called to see
why Hahn had not been spirited away to the
Asylum, and were referred to Judge Arm
strong for an explanation. She called upon
the Judge, and at once began abusing him
violently because he would not commit her
husband to the Asylum, and accused him
OF conspiring with others to make her pay
eXorbitant charges at private institution.
SO insulting was her manner that Judge
Armstrong refused to hold further CONVEX !
satlon with her, and told her if she had |
to make to do so through an |
attorney, and referred her to Mr. Hinkson, |
who happened to be in the room. She |
spoke to Mr. Hinkson, but her manner was |
such that he refused TO have anything to |
do with her.
The elder DR.. Simmons, who was familiar |
with Hahn's condition in the past, has |
recommended that Hahn should be in a |
private asylum but neither Simmons nor |
the Judge ever tried to induce her to send |
her husband TO any particular institution, |
further than the mere mention of places |
and terms. Thursday word was sent to |
Mrs. Hahn, requesting her to come and take |
her husband away from the Jail, but as she |
refused, or did not did so, officer Bugbey |
took Hahn out and went down to the saloon |
with him. No sooner did the wife see her !
husband than she made violent attack on |
him, ordering him out, declaring the |
property was hers, and she had no use for |
him there, and much more to the same |
effect. The Sheriffs Office does not believe |
Mr.. Hahn crazy at all, but that he is ugly |
when under liquor influences. The prop |
erty belonging to the twain appears to be |
the apple of Mrs. Hahn's eye, and many |
surmise that if it were possible to confine |
Hahn in a State institution it would be |
much more satisfactory to the wife than to |
have to support him from the property he |
has helped to earn. Ugly rumors are ahoat |
to the effect that the injuries which Hahn |
labors under are not altogether foreign to |
conjugal felicity.
At any rate the Judge and other officers |
do not propose to be party to an act, |
which looks as if an unfortunate man was |
to be sacrificed to crafty the whims of a !
woman and her counselors, |
whoever they may be.